The fumigating macaroni [graphic].

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Title: The fumigating macaroni [graphic].
Contributor: Darly, M. publisher.
Published / Created: [12 August 1772]
Publication Place: London
Publisher: Pubd. according to act Augt. 12th, 1772, by MDarly, 39 Strand
Abstract: "Man, whole length, seated full face. In his right hand he holds out a drawing of a curiously-shaped chair inscribed "Stool for the Piles". In his left he holds a drawing of a piece of furniture resembling a wardrobe inscribed "Fume". From his pocket protrudes a paper, "To [h]is Excellency] The ... an Emb[as]sador". On the ground are broken medicine phials. Bundles of dried herbs hang from a cord. He is dressed in a three-cornered hat, tightly curled short wig, coat and laced waistcoat with a ruffled shirt."--British Museum online catalogue
Description: Title etched below image.
Initial letters of publisher's name in imprint form a monogram.
Plate from vol. IV: Macaronies, characters, caricatures &c. [London] : Pubd. by MDarly, No. 39 Strand, 1772.
Plate numbered "v. 4" in upper left corner and "4" in upper right corner.
First of three plates on leaf 80.
1 print : etching on laid paper ; plate mark 17.6 x 12.6 cm, on sheet 27.5 x 44.4 cm.
Provenance: P. Murray Hill; August 1945;
Extent: 1 print : plate mark 176 x 126 mm, on sheet 225 x 139 mm
Language: English

Repository: Lewis Walpole Library
Call Number: Folio 724 776D
Collection Title: Leaf 80. Darly's comic-prints of characters, caricatures, macaronies, &c.
Collection Date: [London] : Pubd. by Mary Darly, Jany. 1, 1776.

Genre: Satires (Visual works) England 1772
Etchings England London 1772
Material: etching ; and laid paper.
Resource Type: still image
Subject (Geographic): England
Subject (Topic): Clothing & dress
Dandies
British
Medical equipment & supplies
Medicines
Quacks
Subjects: Clothing & dress > England > 1770-1780
Dandies > British
Medical equipment & supplies
Medicines
Quacks
England > 1772
England > London > 1772

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